World Religious Texts• Aboriginal Spirituality Golden Rule: We are as much alive as we keep the Earth alive. - Chief Dan George• Baha'i Faith Texts –Gleanings, from the Writings of Baha'u'lah Golden Rule: Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for anyone the things you would not desire for yourself. • Buddhist Text –The DhammapadaGolden Rule: Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.- The Buddha, Udana-Varga 5.18• Chinese Classics –Confucian Analects • Doctrine of the Mean • The Great LearningGolden Rule: One word which sums up the basis of all good conduct . . . loving kindness. Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself.- Confucius, Analects 15.23• Christian Texts –The Apocrypha • The Old Testament • The New TestamentGolden Rule: In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.- Jesus, Matthew 7:12• Hindu Texts –Bhagavad Gita • UpanishadsGolden Rule: This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you. - Mahabharata 5:1517• Islamic Texts –The Qur'an Golden Rule: Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself.- The Prophet Muhammad, Hadith• JainismGolden Rule: One should treat all creatures in the world as one would like to be treated. - Mahavira, Sutrakritanga• Judaic Texts– Torah (The Law) • Nevi'im (The Prophets) • Ketuvim (The Writings) Golden Rule: What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. This is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary.- Hillel, Talmud, Shabbath 31a• SikhismGolden Rule: I am a stranger to no one; and no one is a stranger to me. Indeed, I am a friend to all. - Guru Granth Sahib, pg. 1299• The Texts of Taoism –Tao Te Ching Golden Rule: Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain and your neighbor's loss as your own loss. - T'ai Shang Kan Ying P'ien, 213-218• UnitarianismGolden Rule: We affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part. - Unitarian principle• ZoroastrianismGolden Rule: Do not do unto others whatever is injurious to yourself. - Shayast-na-Shayast 13.29